Improved buckle



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ADAM HAGNY, OF KEOKUK, IOWA.

IMPROVED BUCKLE.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 55,088, dated May 29, 1866.

To all whom it may concern:

Beitknown that l, ADAM HAGNY, of Keokuk, Lee county, State of Iowa, have invented a new an d useful Improvementin Trace-Buckles and I do hereby declare that the following is a ful-l, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in `the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in whichl Figure l is a View ot' my improved tracebuckle attached to a portion of a trace. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the same, taken through the line x 1r, Fig. 1 the forward tongue being open. Fig. 3 is the same sectional View as'Fig. 2, both tongues being closed and a portion of a haine-tug shown attached to the buckle.

Similar letters ot' reference indicate like parts.

My invention has for its object to furnish an improved double-tongued trace-buckle, so constructed that. the trace itself' may keep both tongues closed and that the two tongues may divide the d raft-strain ofthe trace; and it consists otl a tracebuckle formed by combining the two tongues, constructed and arranged as hereinafter more fully described, with theframe ot' the buckle.

To the forward end, a', of the frame A of the buckle is attached the llame-tug B, as shown in Fig. 3. C and D are the side loops ofthe buckle, to one ot which is attached the back strap and to the other the belly band. E is the rear end loop to which the holdbackstrap is attached. To the rear cross-bar, F, is pivoted the rear tongue, G. The tongue G extends along a short distance almost parallel with the trace H. It then turns at right angles and passes through the trace, as shown. The rear end of the tongue G extends back and rests upon the trace H.

The tongue I is pivoted to the central crossbar, J, ot' the buckle, and is on the opposite side of the trace H from the tongue G. This tongue also extends a short distance nearly parallel with trace H, then turns at right an gles and passes through the trace. as shown. The rear end of the tongue I extends back ot' the cross-bar and has a notch or socket formed in the said rear end, in which the end ofthe tongue G rests. The draft upon the trace H draws the end ofthe tongue l against the crossbar K an d the end ofthe tongue G back against the side of the notch or socket in thel rear end ot' the tongue 1,'in which it rests. By this construction, also, it is impossible to open the tongue I wit-hout first opening the tongue G, and it is impossible to open the tongue G without lirst springing the trace away from the rear end ot' the tongue G. This gives great security and strength to the buckle and makes it impossible for it to become unbuckled when in use.

l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- An improved tracebuckle formed by combining the two tongues G and I. constructed and arranged as herein described, with each other and with the fra-me of the buckle, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

ADAM HAGNY. Witnesses:

THos. H. FEGAN, GEO. KEER. 

